Join Sedgman and play a pivotal role in delivering some of Europe's most significant critical minerals and resource processing projects.
As part of our strategic expansion into Europe, Sedgman has established its European hub in Frankfurt, Germany. This marks an exciting chapter in our growth as we partner with clients to develop the projects, infrastructure, and technologies essential to the global energy transition. Our team is at the forefront of delivering innovative and sustainable engineering solutions that enable a more resilient and responsible future.
To support this growth, we are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our growing European team.
In this role, you will provide technical leadership across the full project lifecycle, contributing to feasibility studies, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness. You will work within multidisciplinary project teams and directly influence the successful delivery of complex minerals processing and industrial projects across Europe.
As the Senior Electrical Engineer, you will:
- Lead electrical and instrumentation engineering activities across studies, design, execution, commissioning, and operational support.
- Develop and review electrical engineering deliverables including specifications, reports, calculations, work packs, and detailed design documentation.
- Provide technical expertise in hazardous area design and electrical equipment specification.
- Lead functional safety activities and support the development of LOPA documentation and safety lifecycle deliverables.
- Perform electrical system studies and engineering calculations for greenfield and brownfield projects.
- Facilitate technical workshops including HAZOP reviews and multidisciplinary design reviews.
- Support procurement activities including vendor engagement, package development, technical bid evaluations, and equipment selection.
- Provide field engineering, commissioning, and construction support during project execution.
- Mentor and guide engineers and designers, fostering technical excellence across project teams.
- Contribute to proposals, business development initiatives, and client engagement activities.
You bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Minimum 10 years' experience delivering engineering design solutions within industrial, mining, minerals processing, or heavy industry environments.
- Strong experience in electrical and instrumentation engineering design.
- Expertise in hazardous area design and electrical equipment specification.
- Experience developing functional safety documentation and LOPA assessments.
- Knowledge of control systems design and industrial automation systems.
- Strong understanding of project delivery within multidisciplinary consultancy environments.
- Proven leadership capability with experience guiding and mentoring technical teams.
- Knowledge of German engineering standards and regulatory requirements.
- Professional proficiency in both German and English.
Why Sedgman?
Resource & Energy Transition Journey
Help deliver the critical minerals, process infrastructure, and sustainable engineering solutions that will underpin Europe's energy future.
Career Growth, Development & Reward
Join a growing European business where your expertise will directly influence major projects, clients, and strategic growth opportunities.
Global Capability, Local Impact
Work alongside highly regarded engineering specialists across Australia, Europe, North America, and Asia while building Sedgman's presence in Germany.
Inclusive Culture
Join a team that values collaboration, diversity of thought, safety, and technical excellence.
Ready to help shape the next generation of critical minerals projects?
If you are excited by the opportunity to contribute to complex engineering challenges while helping build Sedgman's future in Europe, we'd love to hear from you.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum 10 years of engineering design experience
- Experience in electrical and instrumentation design, technical drawing review, construction support, and commissioning support
- Experience preparing project documentation, electrical and instrumentation specifications, detailed designs, and work packs
- Experience across scoping, proposals, feasibility, detailed design, construction support, commissioning, field engineering, and business development
- Expertise designing and specifying electrical and instrumentation equipment for hazardous areas
- Expertise in functional safety lifecycle documentation and LOPA methodology
- Experience conducting early-stage electrical and instrumentation studies and electrical system calculations
- Ability to lead and coordinate junior engineers and designers
- Experience supporting procurement, construction, site activities, package development, vendor coordination, and bid reviews
- Experience working with minerals-processing clients
- Knowledge of control systems design
- Experience in a multidisciplinary consultancy environment
- Proficiency facilitating HAZOP workshops
- Project management skills
- Familiarity with relevant German standards
- Professional proficiency in German and English
What We Do
CIMIC Group is an engineering-led construction, mining, services and infrastructure development leader working across the lifecycle of assets, infrastructure and resources projects. CIMIC Group comprises our construction businesses CPB Contractors, Leighton Asia and Broad, our mining and mineral processing companies Thiess (joint control) and Sedgman, our services specialist UGL, and our development and investment arm Pacific Partnerships – all supported by our in-house engineering consultancy EIC Activities. Our mission is to generate sustainable returns by delivering innovative and competitive solutions for clients and safe, fulfilling careers for our people. With a history since 1899, and around 30,000 people in around 20 countries, we strive to be known for our principles of Integrity, Accountability, Innovation and Delivery, underpinned by Safety. CIMIC is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Australia Index and FTSE4Good. The principles of Integrity, Accountability, Innovation and Delivery underpin CIMIC’s operations. These principles provide a shared language and identity for CIMIC and guide its actions. Each of these principles is underpinned by a continual focus on safety which is fundamental to CIMIC’s operations.
